Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art from the Underground

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The media could not be loaded.  Movie posters nowadays seems to be all about realism, photography and special effects. A book like Alternative Movie Posters is a breath of fresh air with the art and graphic design inspired posters.The posters featured are not official, hence the book title. They are created for film fests, theatres, art galleries, periodicals and even specifically for this book.More than 100 poster designers featured, and each has around 1 to 2 pieces of artworks featured. Most are drawn and there's an amazing variety of illustrative art and style. Quality of art is top notch. The selection is also very well done with a nice mixture of cult movies and hollywood blockbusters.The highlight of the book is the concept that goes behind the creation of these posters. Some are straightforward, but there are also many that are visually smart and will make you do a double-take.It's really quite fascinating to see all the artists and with their alternative designs. Additionally, there are also commentary from the artists on their designs, influence, favourite films, preferred medium and other info.The book's a 208-page hardcover. Paper is thick and low gloss. The artworks are wonderfully reproduced.(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

As usual I received this book for free in exchange for a review. This time it was from NetGalley. Despite that kindness I give my scrupulously candid thoughts below.In general I'm not a fan of coffee-table books because I hate nothing more than dusting coffee-table books. This one caught my eye, however, because it has a delightful artistic feel to it and I was, for the most part, not disappointed. This book contains about 200 "alternative" movie posters from classic movies ranging from Pee Wee's Big Adventure to Hitchcock classics.On the positive side, the art is wonderfully varied and in most cases I wanted to see some of these movies based solely on the poster they inspired. These designs are clever, artful, well-executed and encapsulate the themes of their topic movies wonderfully. They've also included a good blend of genres in the movies represented from outright horror to comedy.The only negative I would point out is that there is some amount of repetition. Several movies had 2-3 posters included so this pads the numbers a bit.In summary, a wonderful and handsome coffee-table volume for the movie buff. Many of these I'd have a hard time resisting the temptation to cut them out and frame them to hang on the wall. I'd proudly display it on my coffee table despite the sad truth that I would have to dust it once in a while.